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    A poor traveller stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away , there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying (油炸) fish and selling it to travellers. The woman watched the poor traveller carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You haven't paid me for the fried fish!”

  “But I have not had any fried fish!” he said.

  “But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables ,” said the woman , “If you had not smelled the fish , your meal would not have been so pleasant!”

  Soon a crowd collected, and although they supported the poor traveller, they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.

  Finally, the woman took the poor traveller to a judge , who said , “The woman says that the traveller ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish. The traveller agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman's shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost” he asked the woman.

  “Twenty-five cents a plate ,” she answered , delighted.

  “Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveller must hold up a twenty-five cent piece so that its shadow (影子) falls on the woman's hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of twenty-five cents.”

1.Why did the traveller refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish? Because ________.

[  ]

A.he was poor

B.he was rude

C.he was supported by a crowd

D.he hadn't eaten her fried fish at all

2.When the judge asked the woman a question, she felt ________.

[  ]

A.excited
B.anxious
C.glad
D.angry

3.Which of the followng statements is true?

[  ]

A.The traveller bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.

B.The judge had no idea what the woman meant.

C.In the fifth paragraph , the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it” .

D.The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end.

4.What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?

[  ]

A.He was foolish.

B.He was clever.

C.He was neither foolish nor clever.

D.He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.The Smell and the Shadow

B.A Poor Traveller

C.A Rude Woman

D.A Woman and a Traveller

完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Man Who Achieved Everything He Could
Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving. He was obsessed with this desire --- he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish.
There were so many things he could do. He felt like the whole world could be his, 36  he set his mind to it.
He knew that his  37  had no limits. He knew that he could accumulate  38  that would dwarf (使相形见绌) that of ancient kings; he knew that he could  39  books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could  40  things that would forever change the lives of millions of people. He lived, constantly feeling the power within --- and that power knew no bounds.
There was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one  41, he had to make a choice. He had to decide where to  42  all of his ability. Making that decision was extremely hard, for any  43  meant cutting off some future achievements. In the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job, married, and  44  children. And he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide  45  he should bring his potential into full play.
Time went by, and he grew  46. Some roads he used to dream about became closed to him. But there was still so much he could accomplish.
One day, a sudden chest pain made him come home early. He dragged his feet to the bathroom. There, feeling  47, he looked in the mirror. A worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at him. He looked  48  into these eyes and, all of a sudden, 49  one simple truth. The next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped  50  forever.
The truth that came upon him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves (自以为是,自鸣得意) by thinking that they could have  51  this or that if not for such-and-such circumstances. Yet this is nothing but  52  . You simply lack something that is  53 for achieving that goal you’ve never reached — a talent, a skill, willpower, 54 something else. In fact, 55  you don’t achieve is something you’re not capable of achieving.

【小题1】
A.before B.since C.if D.though
【小题2】
A.wisdom B.potential C.world D.freedom
【小题3】
A.courage B.interestC.knowledge D.power
【小题4】
A.write B.read C.buy D.edit
【小题5】
A.inventB.acquire C.adopt D.destroy
【小题6】
A.step B.life C.chance D.condition
【小题7】
A.promote B.accumulateC.increase D.apply
【小题8】
A.choice B.mistake C.failure D.effort
【小题9】
A.assisted B.loved C.raised D.punished
【小题10】
A.why B.where C.when D.whether
【小题11】
A.greedier B.wiser C.older D.cruder
【小题12】
A.sleepy B.weak C.satisfied D.comfortable
【小题13】
A.carelessly B.secretly C.angrily D.closely
【小题14】
A.realized B.rememberedC.reminded D.created
【小题15】
A.fueling B.starting C.beating D.moving
【小题16】
A.learned B.achievedC.undertaken D.doubted
【小题17】
A.reality B.history C.imagination D.record
【小题18】
A.unimportantB.necessaryC.unbelievable D.ordinary
【小题19】
A.and B.even C.or D.as
【小题20】
A.what B.which C.that D.how

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened.But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.Certainly today Pete was not hungry.Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat.
Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him.He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there.Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner.It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue.
"How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman." Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world."
Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition.Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten.This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.
"Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled.Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat.It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.At last Pete leaned back with the battle won.
" Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner."
They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north.
Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious.A little time later an ambulance came.In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion (消化不良).
An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital.At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger."
【小题1】Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

A.In the restaurant.
B.In Union Square.
C.At the Old Gentleman's house.
D.At the hospital.
【小题2】Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?
A.Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move.
B.The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst.
C.Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world.
D.When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick.
【小题3】The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir." in Paragraph 5 implies that        .
A.Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer
B.Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner
C.Pete was suffering from hunger
D.Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free
【小题4】Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?
A.Self-centred.B.Mosdest.
C.Stubborn.D.Generous

 

An old man lived with his family. The family would eat together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon, dropping to the floor. When he grasped his glass of milk, it often spilled clumsily(笨拙地) at the tablecloth.

With this happening almost every night, the son and daughter-in-law became annoyed with the mess.

“We must do something about grandfather,” said the son.

“I’ve had enough of his milk spilling, noisy eating and food on the floor,” the daughter-in-law agreed.

So the couple set a small table at the corner.

There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed their dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in wooden bowls. Sometimes when the family looked in grandfather’s direction, he had tears in his eyes as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp warnings when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

One evening, before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood pieces on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy replied, “Oh, I’m making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

These words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears streamed down their cheeks. Though no words were spoken, both knew what must be done.

1.Eating was difficult for the grandfather because ________.

A. his son and daughter-in-law didn’t like him

B. there wasn’t enough food for him

C. life was hard for the poor family

D. he was old and weak

2.The couple served the old man’s food in wooden bowls to ________.

A. show how sick they felt of the old man

B. make the old man’s food more enjoyable

C. prevent the old man from breaking more dishes

D. encourage their son to make more wooden bowls

3.What would the end of the story be like?

A. The couple gave their son a good beating.

B. No more milk was spilled by the old man.

C. The old man had every meal with the family.

D. The whole family started to use wooden bowls.

 

A victim of climate change

 

 

         A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the animal’s death.The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it. However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July.

The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals.

"From his lying position in death the bear appears to simply have starved and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone."

Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals. That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April.

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species.

1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?

A.By the food he ate

B.By doing further experiments

C.By observing other polar bears

D.By his lying position in death

2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____

A.easily hurt                        B.difficult to hunt

C.dangerous                        D.amazing

3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?

A.Favorable.            B.Uncaring

C.Doubtful.             D.Concerned

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A.A novel.              B.A guidebook

C.A news report.                  D.An advertisement

 

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